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ĐỀ THI TUYỂN SINH VÀO TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN ĐHSPHN NĂM 2019 (ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC)
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
Write your answers (A, B, C or D) in the corresponding numbered boxes on the answer sheet.
Question 1
A. exhibition
B. exuberant
C. exhalation
D. execution
Question 2
A. fought
B. drought
C. bought
D. sought
II. Choose the word whose primary stress is placed differently from that of the others. Write
your answers (A, B, C or D) in the corresponding numbered boxes on the answer sheet.
Question 3
A. empire
B. inspire
C. desire
D. expire
Question 4
A. responsive
B. dominant
C. fabulous
D. versatile
Question 5
A. astronomy
B. magnificence C. individual
D. curriculum
III. Choose the best answer to each of the following questions. Write your answers (A, B, C or
D) in the corresponding numbered boxes on the answer sheet.

Question 6: Although she had never used a word-processor before, she soon got the ______
of it.
A. hang
B. swing
C. sense
D. touch
Question 7: The footballer never really recovered from the injury ____ at the beginning of the
season.
A. struck
B. got
C. sustained
D. endured
Question 8: The art thieves ____ inside knowledge of the museum’s security procedures.
A. were thought that they had had
C. are thought to be having
C. were thought to be having
D. are thought to have had
Question 9: The practical component lasts six months, ___ trainees will be able to
demonstrate what they had learned
A. by that time
B. during which time C. at that time
D. until which time
Question 10: My doctor said I had ____ a stomach bug and that the severe abdominal pain
and nausea would subside after about seven days.
A. gone out of
B. got away with
C. come down with
D. brought round to
Question 11: Nobody would call me an alcoholic, but I like to have a drink of beer ___ and
then.

A. there
B. when
C. often
D. now
Question 12: ____ good reviews, the producers would commission a 10-part series.
A. Should the pilot show get
B. If the pilot show will get
C. Unless the pilot show got
D. Were the pilot show to get
Question 13: The board proposes that the majority of this year’s profits ___ in the new
product development.
A. to be invested
B. be invested
C. will be invested
D. is invested
Question 14: I’m afraid we got our ____ crossed – I thought my husband would be picking up
the children and he thought I was doing it.
A. minds
B. fingers
C. wires
D. purposes
Question 15: When will it ___ on you that I am right and you’re wrong?


A. strike
B. descend
C. dawn
D. come
Question 16: Never have I met a more ____ person than Gary. He never thinks about the
consequences of his actions; he just acts on the spur of the moment.

A. inquisitive
B. intolerant
C. obstinate
D. impulsive
Question 17: A: Have you told your dad what’s bothering you?
B: I’d ____ than my parents.
A. rather confiding in you
B. sooner confide in you
C. better confide in you
D. rather to confide in you
Question 18: ____, the diners settled the bill and left the restaurant.
A. Having satisfied hunger
B. Their hunger satisfied
C. Hunger been satisfied
D. Satisfying their hunger
Question 19: ____, the balcony chairs will be ruined in this weather.
A. Left uncovered
B. Leaving uncovered C. Having left uncovered D. Left uncovering
Question 20: The weather is going to change soon – I can feel it in my ____.
A. legs
B. teeth
C. skins
D. bones
IV. Read the text below and decide which answer best fits each gap. Write your answers (A,
B, C or D) in the corresponding numbered boxes on the answer sheet. There is an example at
the beginning (0).
Example: (0): D
Early Speech Development
If you’re the proud parents of a toddler or preschooler, you are probably (0) ____ of the (21)
____ of speech development. It seems almost as though virtually overnight those heartwarming gurgles and coos have (22) ____ into words and, later, into coherent sentences.

According to recent research, language development begins much sooner than any of us had
ever suspected. It is now (23) ____ believed that babies can hear while they are in the womb
and this explains why babies that are only hours old can distinguish between their own
mother’s voice of other women.
Language development is grounded in imitation. Babies (24) ____ language by listening to
those around them and then copying the sounds and speech (25) ____ that they are exposed
to. Most child psychologists are of the (26) ____ that babies respond better to “baby talk” –
speech that is (27) ____ pitched and melodious. They stress, however, that baby talk should be
spoken in (28) ____ and that a combination of baby talk and normal conversation is the ideal
way to promote language development.
Some parents worry that their toddler is (29) ____ behind its peers when it comes to speech
development. Experts are quick to advise them, however, that these (30) ____ starters will
gradually catch up with their more communicative counterparts.
Example 0
A. acquainted
B. familiar
C. attentive
D. aware
Question 21 A. miracle
B. sensation
C. revelation
D. marvel
Question 22 A. converted
B. switched
C. turned
D. adapted


Question 23 A. mutually
B. routinely

C. normally
D. commonly
Question 24 A. obtain
B. get
C. gain
D. acquire
Question 25 A. schemes
B. patterns
C. models
D. designs
Question 26 A. idea
B. mind
C. concept
D. notion
Question 27 A. high
B. strong
C. shrill
D. loud
Question 28 A. moderation
B. limitation
C. restraint
D. measure
Question 29 A. lagging
B. lingering
C. loitering
D. dallying
Question 30 A. late
B. belated
C. delayed
D. slowed

V. Read the following passage and choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to the questions
that follow. Write your answers (A, B, C or D) in the corresponding numbered boxes on the
answer sheet.
GENETIC ENGINEERING – THE UNIMAGINABLE FACE OF THE FUTURE?
1. If we now know enough to be able to make changes in the genetic material that we
hand on to our children, why not size this power? Why not control what has been left to
chance in the past? Social and environmental influences already control many other
aspects of our children’ live and identities. We do not quarrel with the use of
orthodontics to straighten teeth, or good nutrition and education to enhance
intelligence. Can we really reject positive genetic influences on the next generation’s
minds and bodies when we accept the rights of parents to benefit their children in every
other way?
2. It seems to me inevitable that genetic engineering will eventually be used. It will
probably begin in a way that is most ethically acceptable to the largest portion of
society, to prevent babies inheriting conditions that have a severe impact on the quality
of life, such as heart or lung conditions. The number of parents needing or desiring this
service might be tiny, but their experience would help to ease society’s fears, and
geneticists could then begin to expand their services to prevent the inheritance of genes
leading to other disorders that have a less severe impact, or an impact delayed until
adulthood. At the same time, other genes could be added to improve various health
characteristics and disease resistance in children who would not other wise have been
born with any particular problem.
3. The final frontier will be the mind and the senses. Here, genetic engineering could have
enormous benefits. Alcohol addiction could be eliminated, along with tendencies
toward mental disease and antisocial behavior like extreme aggression. People’s senses
of sight and hearing could be improved, allowing for new dimensions in art and music.
And when our understanding of brain development has advanced, geneticists will be
able to provide parents with the option of enhancing various intellectual attributes as
well.
4. Is there a limit to what can be accomplished with genetic enhancements? Some experts

say there are boundaries beyond which we can’t go. But humans have a tendency to


prove the experts wrong. One way to identify types of human enhancements that lie in
the realm of possibility – no matter how outlandish they may seem today – is to
consider what already exists in the living word. If another living creature already has a
particular attribute, then we can work out its genetic basis and eventually we should be
able to make it available to humans. For example, we could provide humans with a
greatly enhanced darkness through a biological sonar system like the one that allows
bats to find their way in the dark.
5. In the long term, it might be possible to identify the genetic information which allows
creatures to live under extreme conditions here on Earth – like the microscopic bacteria
that live in scalding hot water around volcanic vents on the ocean floor, far removed
from light and free oxygen, and other creatures that use a biological form of antifreeze
to thrive in sub-zero temperatures around Antarctica. One day it may even be possible
to incorporate photosynthetic units into human embryos so that humans could receive
energy directly from the sun, just like plants. Such genetic gifts could in turn use genetic
engineering to further enhance the ability of their own children to survive in their
chosen worlds.
6. In the short term, though, most genetic enhancements will surely be much more
mundane. They will provide little fixes to all of the naturally occurring genetic defects
that shorten the lives of so many people. They will enrich physical and cognitive
attributes in small ways. But as the years go by over the next two countries, the number
and variety of possible genetic extensions to the basic human genome* will rise
dramatically – like the additions to computer operating systems that occurred during
the 1980s and 1990s. Extensions that were once unimaginable will become
indispensable – to those parents who are able to afford them.
* The total of all the genes that are found in one living thing.
Question31: According to the writer, what has been “left to chance in the past”?
A. the ways in which parents may benefit their children

B. the genetic compatibility of potential parents
C. the qualities and characteristics that children inherit
D. the social and environmental factors affecting children
Question 32: Genetic engineering may first be applied to disabilities affecting babies because
____.
A. this would be the least controversial use
B. the greatest long-term benefit would be provided
C. this would be prevent so much suffering
D. the social consequences are so severe
Question 33: Once genetic engineering is accepted, it may be used to ____.
A. cure people with alcohol-related problems
B. bring a new realism to art and music


C. improve the mental capabilities of unborn children
D. extend understanding of how the brain works
Question 34: Looking further into the future, the writer suggests that human attributes ___.
A. could be transferred to other living creatures
B. can only be enhanced with characteristics from other creatures.
C. could be improved with genetic information from other creatures
D. should not be interfered with beyond certain limits
Question 35: The writer suggests that genetic engineering may ultimately allow humans to
____.
A. reproduce with creatures from other planets
B. live and reproduce in inhospitable conditions
C. live under the ocean
D. produce energy by using the Sun
Question 36: In the final paragraph the writer implies that genetic engineering ____.
A. will one day be taken for granted by everyone
B. should only be used to deal with genetic defects

C. will be affected by computer technology
D. may not be used to benefit everyone equally
Question 37: What can be inferred about the writer’s attitude?
A. He is disappointed by the limited advances already achieved.
B. He is hopeful that there will be rapid developments in the near future.
C. He is concerned about the implications of future developments.
D. He is enthusiastic about future developments in genetic engineering.
Question 38: Which of the following is CLOSET in meaning to the word thrive in paragraph 5?
A. surrender
B. flourish
C. perish
D. survive
VI. Read the article which discusses whether machines could ever have human qualities.
Seven paragraphs have been removed from the article. Choose from the paragraphs A – H
the one which fits each gap. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes on
the answer sheet.
NB: There is ONE extra paragraph which do not need to use.
One of the high points in Mary Shelley’s gothic novel Frankenstein is when the tragic creature
cobbled together from cadavers comes face to face with its human creator Victor
Frankenstein, the real monster of the story.
Question 39:
This hear-breaking declaration exposes a paradox about the hapless creature. Frankenstein
built his creation from spare parts, so in one sense it is just a machine. Yet the creature
instinctively understands himself as human, something more than a machine.
Question 40:


Nearly two centuries later the same question has surfaced again. And today the question is
being asked not of some fictional creature but of machines in various states of creation that
promise to have human-like senses and to be conscious, at least in some form. Theologians

and computer scientists are starting to wonder if any of these machines might ever be said a
soul. If so would such a soul be like a human being’s, or something altogether different?
Question 41:
Between these two poles stretches a continuum of opinion. For example, Jennifer Cobb, a
theologian and author of a forthcoming book on theology and cyberspace, says that today’s
computers are about as alive as viruses, but “along with a little bit alive comes a little bit of
soul,” she says. “If the day comes when computation becomes so complex as to express
emotions, then they will have quite a bit more soul. It’s an infinite resource with infinite
potential.”
Question 42:
Artificial intelligence researches are already dabbling with emotional machines, and computers
that could become conscious of their surroundings and of themselves. One of the most
ambitious of these projects is Cog, a talking robot designed in human form that will be capable
of exploring the world through sight, sound and touch. The project team hopes that Cog will
be able to discover the world the way a human baby does, and will thus come to understand
things as a child does.
Question 43:
Yet how would we tell if a computer developed a soul? It might not be enough for a computer
to look, behave and think like a human. It might also involve a more complex definition, such
as the possession of a sense of moral responsibility, or sense of self. Of course, a sense of
moral responsibility could be programmed into a computer. But what if a silicon-based being
were to develop a morality of its own – its own conscience? What would that be like?
Question 44:
Alternatively, a computer could be “cloned” so many examples of the same “being” could
exist. What would that do to the machine’s conception of itself an others? We just don’t know
what ethics would be like for a computer – we barely know how to imagine such a thing.
Question 45:
But this is not necessarily so. From Shelly’s nineteenth-century monster to today’s real-life
robots, complex entities have a habit of taking on a life of their own.
Missing Paragraphs:

A. Opinions tend to fall between two extremes. Many people want to draw an
unbreachable divide between humans and machines, insisting that however smart a
computer might become it could never have a soul. On the other hand, some artificial
intelligence researchers insist that humans are just complex machines, so why wouldn’t
a silicon-based machine also have a soul? For these scientists, a soul would be simply an
emergent property of a very complex system.


B. It is interesting that we are happy to consider the Frankenstein creation in terms of
what its thoughts are or the fact that is has self-will. But this is fiction. Whether or not a
machine is conscious, and whether we can prove it, is a fascinating philosophical
exercise, nothing more, nothing less.
C. Constant rejection has finally led it to commit murder. Yet when it first became
conscious it was not evil. “Believe me,” it says in anguish, “I was benevolent; my soul
glowed with love and humanity.”
D. If it lives up to expectations, it will express emotions. Eventually, they argue, it’s surely
going to be able to say, “I’m afraid,” or “I’m bored,” and mean it. And if it does say such
things – and mean them – then is it so far-fetched to wonder if it would have a soul?
E. Stories such as Frankenstein suggest that the things we humans create are often much
more than the sum of their parts. Many people imagine that if we built something, we
would know all about it.
F. For Philip Clayton, a theologian and philosopher, such an idea goes against the grain of
much religious thinking. But he agrees that, in the future, as machines become more like
humans, the distinction between them could become blurred. “On what grounds would
we withhold souls from computers when they inhabit humanoid robotic bodies, accept
visual input, give output with human voices and function comfortably in many social
contexts?” he asks.
G. The story raised the issue of whether or not something manufactured would have a soul
– that mysterious entity which is the very essence of humanness, the thing that links us
irrevocably to God.

H. It could be different from the human variety. Take death, for example. A computer with
a bac-up tape might not see death as a bid deal. Think about how different life would be
if we had back-up tapes.
VII. Supply the correct form of the words given in brackets. Write your answers in the
corresponding numbered boxes on the answer sheet. There is an example at the beginning.
(0)
EXAMPLE: 0. Traditional
For decades – for centuries, in fact – students have ben listening to lectures, reading books
and taking exams. But this (0. Tradition) ______ mode of instruction is becoming ever more
(46. Adequacy) ______ as a method of educating our young people. In a complex world (47.
Run) _____ with information, there’s one skill above all that the next generation will need: the
capacity to engage in (48. Criticism) ____ thinking.
College would seem to be an ideal time to develop this faculty, but higher education’s oftenhidebound ways aren’t doing the job. One widely-cited study found that at least 45 percent of
students in its sample did not demonstrate any (49. Statistics) _____ significant improvement
in their (50. Reason) _____ and communication skills during their first two years of college.


Spurred by such findings, educators have sought to engineer new approaches. One that seems
to be working: asking undergraduates to conduct actual scientific research. It may seem (51.
Plausible) _____ impractical to expect college students to carry out. (52. Authenticity) _____
experiments – as (53. Opposition) ____ to “cookbook” lab exercises with a (54. Ordain) _____.
But that’s exactly what CUREs are all about. CUREs – course-based undergraduate research
experiences – are becoming increasingly popular, (55. Implementation) _____ at hundreds of
colleges and universities across the country.
VIII. Read the text below and think of ONE word which best fits each gap. Write your
answers in the corresponding numbered boxes on the answer sheet. There is an example at
the beginning (0).
Example: 0. Response
Fussy Eaters
Many parents find the fussy eating habits of their offspring may not be obtaining proper

nutritional benefits from the foods that they eat. In (0) _____ to these concerns, the University
of London has conducted extensive research in an (56) _____ to better understand why some
children are more particular (57) ____ what they ingest than others. Their findings and
conclusions have proved quite thought-provoking.
The university initiated the study by collecting questionnaires from 244 mothers of children
(58) ____ between seven and nine years old. In one of these surveys, specific questions were
asked regarding: what the child’s food (59) ____ were, the length of time required for the child
to consume a normal portion of food, whether there was any avoidance of particular food
groups, and finally, whether the child had any control over the portion sizes being served.
In a (60) _____ survey, the focus was placed primarily on how the care-giver (normally the
mother) reacted to the child’s (61) ____ behavior. Again, the results of the study proved to be
quite astounding. Researchers discovered that the more pressure the mother exerted on the
child to encourage conformance to a certain eating pattern, the (62) ___ acquiescent the child
was in its acceptance of the rigid rules of conduct placed on him during (63) ____ times.
Regarding those mothers whose primary concern it was to control portion size, for fear of
encouraging (64) ____ in their child, there was strong evidence that these children had a
tendency to overeat whenever the opportunity (65) ____ itself.
IX. Read the text below and look carefully at each line. Some of the lines are correct and
some are incorrect.
If a line is correct, put a tick (V) by the number of the question on the answer sheet. If a line
is incorrect, write the error and provide correction by the number of the question on the
answer sheet. There are three examples at the beginning (0, 00 and 000)
Example:
0
V
00 Feeling  to feel
00 The British  British


0

0

We have all heard tales about difficult people at work, usually managers, but the office
is
00 also where many people make friends, and friends inspire us feeling that bit more
enthusiastic
00 about the job we do. Research has found that more than half of the British workers
0
meet their
66 best friends in the office and more than the third say that they go on holiday with
fellow
67 workers. The changing nature of work – more flexible, more multi-tasking – means that
68 people seek stability from their workmates. Friendships bring support in a changing
world. A
69 collaborative working environment paves a way to make job-sharing and expansion of
70 roles more with an option for employers and employees. So fun workplaces, where
friendships
71 Flourish, attract workers who can handle with changing job roles. This is not entirely
suprising
72 although it may be when Elton Mayo conducted experiments in human behavior with
workers
73 at the Western Electric Company in Chicago in 1920s. By fiddling with the factory
lighting
74 levels, Mayo found that productivity and morale were affected more by cohesion
levels among
75 staff as by physical conditions. The conclusion he drew from these experiments was
that work is a social affair.
X. Complete the second sentences, using the word given so that it has a similar meaning to
the sentence printed before it. Write between THREE and EIGHT words, including the word
given in bracket, in the space provided on the answer in the corresponding numbered boxes

on the answer sheet.
76. Mary felt entirely comfortable when her boss was around. (EASE)
 Mary felt entirely __________ her boss.
77. He said their marriage has been successful as they are tolerant of each other. (PUT)
 He _______________the fact that they are tolerant of each other.
78. It would be impossible for us to redecorate the house at the moment because we don’t
have enough money. (QUESTION)
 Redecorating the house is _________ at the moment because we don’t have enough
money.
79. These days people regard that kind of behaviour as normal. (COME)
 That kind of behaviour _____________ as normal.


80. I don’t understand one word of this document. (HEAD)
 I can’t ________ this document.
XI. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as
the sentence printed before it.
Write your answer in the corresponding numbered boxes on the answer sheet.
81. Ann’s work has hardly got any better at all this time.
 There has _________________________.
82. I wasn’t brave enough to enter the burning building again.
 I didn’t have _________________________.
83. He was so enthusiastic that he apparently ignored any warning signs.
 Such________________________________.
84. A couple’s happiness depends on their frequency of communication.
 The more _____________________________.
85. As her notes are incomplete, Sharon wasn’t concentrating very hard in the lesson.
 Sharon can’t___________________________.
XII. Write a paragraph of about 140 words about the reasons why an increasing number of
cafeterias and restaurants are replacing single-use plastic items such as straws and utensils

with paper ones.
-----THE END-----


1B
11D
21C
31B
39F

2B
12D
22C
32C
40B

3C
13B
23C
33B
41H

4A
14C
24D
34C
42C

5C
15C

25D
35B
43E

KEY
6B
16D
26C
36D
44A

7C
17A
27A
37C
45D

8D
18A
28C
38D

9B
19A
29C

10C
20D
30D

46. inadequate
47. overrun
48. critical
49. statistical
50. reasoning
51. implausible
52. authentic
53. opposed
54. preordained
55. implemented
56. attempt
57. about
58. aging
59. tases/ preperences
60. different
61. eating
62. more
63. meals
64. obesing
65. comes
66. bỏ “the”
67. đúng
68. đúng
69. paves the a way for to make
70. with of
71. bỏ “with”
72. đúng
73. in the 1920s
74. đúng
75. staff than by

76. at ease around
77. put off their marriage due to
78. out of the question
79. these days comes across
80. make head nor tail of
81. been hardly any improvement in Ann’s work.
82. enough courage to enter the burning building again.
83. was his enthusiasm that he apparently ignored any warning signs.
84. frequently a couple communicate, the happier they are.
85. have been concentrating very hard in the lesson as her notes are in complete.